#  Publications 

 



## Peer-reviewed Journals

Dormal, M. (2025). [Measuring early care and education quality in Peru: Validation of the CLASS toddler](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100488). *International Journal of Educational Research Open*, *9*, 100488.

Dormal, M., Raikes, A. & McCoy, D. (2024). [Improving Measurement Efficiency of an Early Education Quality Monitoring Tool for Majority World Countries](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10409289.2024.2423277)*. Early Education and Development.*

McCoy, D., Dormal, M., Cuartas, J., Carreira dos Santos, A., Fink, G., & Brentani, A. (2023). [The acute effects of community violence on young children’s regulatory, behavioral, and developmental outcomes in a low-income urban sample in Brazil](https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcpp.13799). *Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry*, *65*(5), 620-630.

Araujo, M. C., Dormal, M., Grantham-McGregor, S., Lazarte, F., Rubio-Codina, M., & Schady, N. (2021). [Home Visiting at Scale and Child Development](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666551421000012#!). *Journal of Public Economics Plus,* *2*, 100003.

Araujo, M. C., Dormal, M., & Schady, N. (2019). [Child Care Quality and Child Development](https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.54.3.0217.8572R1). *Journal of Human resources, 54*(3), 656-82.

- [Watch the video abstract](https://prod-martadormal.drupalsites.harvard.edu/videos#child).

Rubio-Codina, M., Dormal, M., & Araujo, M. C. (2019). [Observing Home-Visiting Quality at Scale with the Home Visiting Rating Scales and a Supervisor Checklist in Peru](https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21775). *Infant Mental Health Journal, 40*(3), 343-62.

- [Watch the video abstract](https://prod-martadormal.drupalsites.harvard.edu/videos#observe).

Lopez Boo, F., Dormal, M., & Weber, A. (2019). [Validity of Four Measures of Child Care Quality in a National Sample of Centers in Ecuador](https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209987). *Plos One, 14*(2), e0209987.

- [Watch the video abstract](https://prod-martadormal.drupalsites.harvard.edu/videos#valid).

## Working Papers 

Araujo, M. C., Dormal, M., Lazarte, F., Oré, B. & Rubio-Codina, M. (2019). [Adaptación, validación y propiedades psicométricas del ASQ-3 y del Bayley-III en niños menores de 42 meses de zonas rurales de Perú](https://publications.iadb.org/es/adaptacion-validacion-y-propiedades-psicometricas-del-asq-3-y-del-bayley-iii-en-ninos-menores-de-42) \[Adaptation, Validation and Psychometric Properties of the ASQ-3 and the Bayley-III for Children Younger than 42 Months in Rural Areas of Peru\]. IDB-Technical Note-1685. Washington, DC: Inter-American Development Bank.

Rubio-Codina, M., Dormal, M., & Araujo, M. C. (2018). [Measuring Quality and Characterizing Cuna Mas Home Visits: Validation of the HOVRS-A+2 in Peru and of a Short Checklist](https://publications.iadb.org/en/measuring-quality-and-characterizing-cuna-mas-home-visits-validation-hovrs-a2-peru-and-short). IDB-Working Paper Series-930. Washington, DC: Inter-American Development Bank.

Araujo, M. C., Dormal, M., & Rubio-Codina, M. (2018). [Quality of Parenting Programs and Child Development Outcomes](https://publications.iadb.org/en/quality-parenting-programs-and-child-development-outcomes-case-perus-cuna-mas). IDB-Working Paper Series-951. Washington, DC: Inter-American Development Bank.

Lopez Boo, F., Dormal, M., & Weber, A. (2016). [The Psychometric Properties of Child Care Quality Measures in Ecuador: Lessons for Monitoring Process Variables at Scale](https://ideas.repec.org/p/idb/brikps/7908.html). IDB-Working Paper Series-742. Washington, DC: Inter-American Development Bank.

Araujo, M.C., Rubio-Codina, M., & Dormal, M. (2016). [Evaluación de impacto del Servicio de Acompañamiento a Familias del Programa Nacional Cuna Más](http://evidencia.midis.gob.pe/evaluacion-de-impacto-del-servicio-de-acompanamiento-a-familias-saf-del-programa-nacional-cuna-mas-resultados-finales/). \[Impact evaluation of the Peruvian at-scale home visiting program\]. Report prepared for the Peruvian Government.

## Newspaper Articles 

Dormal, M. (2019, August 2). [Los cuidadores de nuestros hijos también requieren cuidado](https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/07/23/planeta_futuro/1563898141_946046.html) \[We must care for our children’s caregivers\]. *El PAÍS.*

Dormal, M. (2019, July 6). [Programas para enseñar a los niños a gestionar sus emociones](https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/07/03/planeta_futuro/1562161620_761783.html) \[Programs that teach children how to manage their emotions\]. *El PAÍS.*

Dormal, M. (2019, June 6). [¿Cómo se mide la calidad del cuidado infantil?](https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/06/03/planeta_futuro/1559560694_106882.html) \[How do we measure the quality of early childhood services?\] *El PAÍS*.

Dormal, M. (2018, November 12). [Trátate con compasión. Los niños aprenden imitándote](https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/09/11/mamas_papas/1536650269_245188.html) \[Show self-compassion to yourself. Children learn by imitating you\]. *El PAÍS.*

Dormal, M. (2018, July 15) [Por qué el juego es clave para el desarrollo cognitivo de los niños](https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/07/11/mamas_papas/1531308026_019333.html) \[The importance of play for children’s cognitive development\]. *El PAÍS.*

## Selected Blog Posts 

Dormal, M., Rubio-Codina, M., & Araujo, M.C. (2019, September 30). [Let’s Support Those who Care for our Children](https://www.earlychildhoodworkforce.org/quality-early-childhood-workforce) \[Blog post\].

Araujo, M.C., Dormal, M., & Schady, N. (2019, August 5). [Three Contributions to Childcare Quality Research](https://blogs.iadb.org/desarrollo-infantil/en/childcare-quality/) \[Blog post\].

Dormal, M. (2019, July 8). [Are We Paying Attention to Children’s Emotional Development?](https://blogs.iadb.org/desarrollo-infantil/en/emotional-development/) \[Blog post\].

Lopez Boo, F., & Dormal, M. (2019, May 16). [Are Your Children Getting Quality Childcare Services?](https://blogs.iadb.org/desarrollo-infantil/en/are-your-children-getting-quality-childcare-services/) \[Blog post\].

Dormal, M. (2018, August 20). [¿Qué nos enseñan los tenistas sobre la crianza?](https://blogs.iadb.org/desarrollo-infantil/es/interacciones-de-calidad-en-la-crianza/) \[What can tennis teach us about raising children?\] \[Blog post\].